国际英语资讯:Japans Abe denies instructing labor ministry to alter survey method
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 18-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Diet">Diet</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reliability">reliability</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="conceded">conceded</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="erroneous">erroneous</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="unnoticed">unnoticed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="samples">samples</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compiling">compiling</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="blend">blend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Abenomics">Abenomics</span>."</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2017 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="samples">samples</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sampling">sampling</span> <span word="methodology">methodology</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="manipulated">manipulated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="setback">setback</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="stems">stems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embattled">embattled</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="flaws">flaws</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="uncovered">uncovered</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="erroneous">erroneous</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="governmental">governmental</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>.</p>
页:
[1]